Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Nosy Be (Diana, Madagascar)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 68
370
435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 68
370
435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 65
366
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
358
423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
296
291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
296
291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
296
291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
166
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
145
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
12
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nosy Be
2 Families width 16 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Nosy Be
12 Genera with 16 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1846 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1933 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Maassenia Saalmüller, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nosy Be
16 Species and 4 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Argema mittrei Guérin-Ménev..., 1846 | Comet Moth | | Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Batocnema coquerelii coquerelii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Bunaea aslauga (Kirby, 1877) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Coelonia solani solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Hippotion aurora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion aurora aurora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion butleri Saalmuller, 1884 | | | Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875 | | | Hippotion saclavorum Boisduval, 1933 | | | Maassenia heydeni Saalmuller, 1884 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis obscurus Mabille, 1880 | | | Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879 | | | Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | | Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Nosy Be | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths, Giant silkworm moths, Giant-silkworm moths, Moon, Royal, Royal moths, Saturniid moths, Saturniids, Silk moths, Wild Silk Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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